JP2016106844A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of suppressing an interference of a tip part of a movable accessory with other members when moving the movable accessory.SOLUTION: The game machine includes a second movable accessory 201 disposed in a movable manner at the front side of a game board, and the second movable accessory 201 has a slide part (a movable part) 201a disposed in a movable manner and a presentation part 201b whose base end part is supported by the movable part 201a. Since a thin part 201c having a longer distance from the surface 30c of the game board than other parts of the presentation part 201b is provided at a tip part of the presentation part 201b, when moving the second movable accessory 201, the thin part 201c becomes hardly interfered by escaping from the surface 30c of the game board. As the result, an interference of the tip part of the presentation part 201b with the surface 30c can be suppressed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 16

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a movable accessory provided so as to be movable in front of a game board.

In recent gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines, a movable accessory that is movable in conjunction with various effects displayed on a liquid crystal display unit is provided.
As an example of a gaming machine provided with a movable accessory, those described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 are known.
The gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 is a rotating accessory that rotates about a first axis perpendicular to the gaming board, and a first that is attached to a second axis perpendicular to the gaming board and covers the rotating accessory. A swinging combination (movable combination) that swings between the position and the second position that covers the display means is provided. Then, a linear rib that is integrally formed on the back surface of the back cover that covers the back surface of the swinging accessory and extends along the swinging direction of the swinging accessory is provided. The height gradually decreases toward both ends in the moving direction, and the cross section in the direction perpendicular to the swinging direction is formed in a substantially semicircular shape having a central convex shape.

  In such a gaming machine, when the swinging accessory (movable accessory) swings, the rotating accessory and the rib make point contact so that the impact generated during the contact is alleviated and damage to the swinging accessory is prevented. it can. Accordingly, even at the tip portion of the swinging tool that is away from the second axis, there is no interference with the rotating tool, so that the rocking tool or the rotating tool can be prevented from being damaged.

In addition, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2 drops the movable accessory moved upward in a state close to natural fall.
In this gaming machine, a rack that moves integrally with the movable accessory and a gear as a pinion are provided, and this gear is not provided with teeth that mesh with the rack on the entire circumference, but is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the gear. The tooth | gear is not provided in the part, but the part without a tooth | gear is the circular arc surface (outer peripheral surface) of the position which corresponds to a substantially tooth root circle.
In such a gaming machine, when the gear engaged with the lower portion of the rack is rotated in the rotational direction in which the rack is raised, the portion without the gear teeth reaches the position of the rack teeth after the rack is raised. The gears are disengaged and the rack falls. This realizes a powerful movement in which the movable accessory is accelerated and falls at a high speed.

JP 2009-160254 A JP 2013-116178 A

By the way, in a gaming machine equipped with a movable accessory, there is a desire to increase the size of the movable accessory as much as possible within a limited range. However, when the movable accessory is increased in size, especially when it is moved while supporting the base end portion of the movable accessory, the amount of movement of the distal end of the movable accessory increases. There has been a problem that the tip of the movable accessory interferes with other members and causes a failure.
Further, since it is necessary to raise the rack again by meshing the gear teeth with the rack teeth after the rack has been dropped as described above, the falling distance of the movable accessory falling together with the rack is It is limited within the length and cannot be dropped for a longer distance than the rack. For this reason, in the configuration in which the movable accessory is naturally dropped using a rack, there has been a demand for dropping the movable accessory over a distance longer than the lifting distance of the rack.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when the movable accessory is moved, interference with the other members of the distal end portion of the movable accessory can be suppressed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of dropping a movable accessory over a distance longer than the lifting and lowering distance of a rack.

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine of the present invention is a gaming machine including a movable accessory provided movably in front of a gaming board,
The movable accessory has a movable part provided movably, and an effect part having a base end supported by the movable part,
A thin-walled portion is provided at a tip portion of the effect portion so that a distance from the game board is longer than other portions of the effect portion.

  In the present invention, a thin portion is provided at the front end of the effect part of the movable accessory so that the distance from the game board is longer than other parts of the effect part. When it is made, the said thin part escapes with respect to another member, and it becomes difficult to interfere, As a result, the interference to the other member of the front-end | tip part of an effect part can be suppressed.

Further, in the configuration of the present invention, the movable accessory provided to be movable up and down,
An elevating member that is provided so as to be movable up and down and includes a rack extending in the vertical direction;
A moving pulley mechanism comprising a moving pulley that moves up and down in response to the raising and lowering of the rack;
One end is connected to the movable accessory, the position of the other end is fixed, and at least the moving pulley of the moving pulley mechanism is between one end and the other end. A string member to be wound;
A gear may be provided that meshes with the rack and is driven to rotate to raise the elevating member by a predetermined distance and release the engagement with the rack to drop the elevating member by the predetermined distance.

  According to such a configuration, the elevating member provided with the rack rises by the rotation of the gear meshing with the rack, and falls by releasing the meshing between the rack and the gear. Corresponding to the rising and falling of the elevating member, the movable pulley wound with the string-like member also rises and falls. The other end, which is the movable end of the string-like member, hangs the movable accessory against the movement of the movable pulley wound around the string-like member with one end fixed and the other end hanging the movable accessory. In this state, it is possible to move a distance longer than the lifting distance of the lifting member. For example, in the case where there is one moving pulley, the movable accessory can be moved up and down over a lifting distance that is approximately twice the lifting distance of the lifting member, and a fixed pulley disposed between the plurality of moving pulleys and each of the moving pulleys. When using two pulleys, for example, if there are two moving pulleys, the raising / lowering distance of the movable member will be about four times that of the raising / lowering member, and if there are three moving pulleys, it will be about six times. Become. Therefore, even if the length of the rack and the distance to which the rack is moved are shortened, the movable object can be dropped by increasing the moving distance of the movable object.

  The string-like member may be a belt made of resin, a chain, or other members as long as it is a long and flexible member that can be bent.

  According to the present invention, when the movable accessory is moved, interference with the other members of the tip of the movable accessory can be suppressed, and in the configuration in which the movable accessory is naturally dropped using the rack, The movable accessory can be dropped over a distance longer than the lifting distance.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view showing a gaming machine. It is a perspective view which shows the upper door of a gaming machine. It is sectional drawing which shows the exchange unit provided in a gaming machine with an upper door. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the upper door of the gaming machine. It is sectional drawing which shows the lower door of a gaming machine. It is a front view showing the lower door of the gaming machine. It is a perspective view which shows a movable accessory apparatus similarly. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st contact part and press part which were provided in the slide member similarly. It is a perspective view which shows the holding means of the blocking state similarly. It is a perspective view which shows the holding means of the non-blocking state. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the movable accessory lifting mechanism in a state where the movable accessory is in the raised position. It is the perspective view which looked at the movable accessory raising / lowering mechanism in a state where the movable accessory is in the raised position from another direction. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the movable accessory lifting mechanism in a state where the movable accessory is in a lowered position. It is the perspective view which looked at the movable accessory raising / lowering mechanism in a state where the movable accessory is in the lowered position from another direction. It is a top view of a movable accessory same as the above. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the movable accessory. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which a movable accessory is below from the highest position. It is a perspective view which shows the state which has a movable accessory in the highest position same as the above. It is a perspective view of the principal part which shows the state in which a movable accessory is below from the highest position. It is a top view of the principal part which shows the state in which a movable accessory is in the highest position. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the movable accessory. It is a front view of the movable accessory apparatus which shows the state which has a movable accessory in a raise position similarly. It is a front view of the movable accessory apparatus which shows the state in which the movable accessory is falling similarly. FIG. 2 is a front view of the movable accessory device showing a state where the movable accessory is in a lowered position. FIG. 6 is a front view of the movable accessory device showing a state where the first movable accessory appears below the second movable accessory. It is a perspective view which shows the right raising / lowering means which raises / lowers the movable accessory of a gaming machine. It is a perspective view which shows the right raising / lowering means which raises / lowers the movable accessory of a gaming machine. It is a perspective view which shows the gear raising / lowering mechanism of the right raising / lowering means of a game machine. It is a front view which shows the gear raising / lowering mechanism of the right raising / lowering means of a game machine. It is a front view which shows the gear raising / lowering mechanism of the right raising / lowering means of a game machine. It is a left view which shows the dynamic pulley mechanism of the raising / lowering means on the right of a game machine. It is a right view which shows the dynamic pulley mechanism of the raising / lowering means on the right side of a game machine. It is a left view which shows the dynamic pulley mechanism of the raising / lowering means on the right of a game machine. It is a right view which shows the dynamic pulley mechanism of the raising / lowering means on the right side of a game machine. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which removed the decoration member from the game machine. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the decorative member. It is an exploded perspective view of the back side of a base part same as the above. It is a perspective view of the back side of a figure part same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows a touch sensor operation part and a sensor main body. It is a perspective view of a touch sensor operation part. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the touch sensor operation unit. It is a perspective view of the back side of a touch sensor operation part. It is a perspective view of an insulation part same as the above.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a slot machine, which is one of gaming machines, will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to a slot machine and may be applied to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.
The pachinko gaming machine is, for example, a machine frame, a main body frame that is attached to the machine frame in a door-like manner, a game board accommodated inside the main body frame, and a front-side openable attachment to the main body frame. A glass door, a front board attached to the front of the main body frame at the lower side of the glass door so as to be opened and closed, and a launching handle attached to the lower right corner of the front board are provided.
The board surface of the game board is surrounded by guide rails, a game area where the launched game balls flow down is provided, and a display for displaying a variable display game is provided in the approximate center of the board surface of the game board. ing. In addition, the board of the game board is provided with various winning holes through which game balls can be won, outlets for discharging game balls that have not won the winning holes, and game nails and windmills that change the direction of the game balls. Yes.
Then, movable accessories 81, 201, etc., which will be described later, may be provided in front of the game board and outside the game area through which the game ball passes.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of the slot machine M, and shows the slot machine M viewed from the player side who plays with the slot machine M. The horizontal direction in FIG. 1 (the horizontal direction viewed from the player) is described below. In the horizontal direction of the slot machine M and the respective components constituting the slot machine M. 2 is a left side view of the slot machine M. In FIG. 2, a player plays a game on the right side of the slot machine M. In the following description, the direction from the left side of the slot machine M in FIG. 2 to the right side (from the slot machine M to the player) is the forward direction of the slot machine M and its constituent members. The direction from the player toward the slot machine M) is the backward direction of the slot machine M and its constituent members.

A schematic configuration of a slot machine M to which the present invention is applied will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the slot machine M includes a housing 1 (shown in FIG. 2). The housing 1 includes a bottom plate, left and right side plates, a top plate, and a back plate. It is formed in a box shape having a front opening that opens to the front side of the housing 1. On the upper surface of the bottom plate, a power supply unit incorporating a power supply device (not shown) for supplying power to each component, a hopper device for collecting and paying out medals, and the like are provided.

Further, an intermediate plate (not shown) is provided between the left and right side plates of the housing 1 so as to be horizontal at the approximate center in the height direction of the housing 1. It is divided up and down. Therefore, the front opening portion of the housing 1 is divided into two parts, that is, an upper opening portion that opens an upper portion thereof and a lower opening portion that opens a lower portion thereof.
A front door 3 that closes the front opening of the housing 1 so as to be openable and closable is provided on the front of the housing 1, and the front door 3 is an upper door (front door) that closes the top of the opening so as to be openable and closable. (Upper part) 30 and a lower door (front door lower part) 40 that closes the lower part of the opening so as to be openable and closable.

  In the housing 1, an exchange unit 2 (shown in FIG. 4) is detachably provided on the upper surface of the intermediate plate. The replacement unit 2 includes a frame body 21 that is a metal frame assembled in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, a reel unit 22 supported by the frame body 21, and a substrate unit (not shown) fixed to the frame body 21. ing.

  The reel unit 22 includes three stepping motors (not shown) provided on the frame body 21 and three rotary reels 23 fixed to the output shaft of each stepping motor. The board unit is a board case in which a board provided with electronic components such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, and I / O is stored in a board case. The board unit functions as a game control device for controlling the game of the slot machine M. As shown in FIG. 4, the rotary reels 23 can be rotated around a horizontal rotary shaft, and the rotary reels 23 are coaxially arranged side by side.

As shown in FIG. 5, the upper door 30 is obtained by fixing an inner frame 30a inside the back side of an outer frame (upper cabinet unit) 30b.
The upper door 30 is provided with an upper door hinge (not shown) at one longitudinal side edge thereof. On the other hand, the frame 21 of the replacement unit 2 is provided with a frame-side hinge (not shown). By engaging the upper-door hinge with the frame-side hinge, the upper door 30 is replaced with the replacement unit 2. The frame body 21 is rotatably attached.

  The slot machine M has a separate casing type structure, and the exchange unit 2 to which the upper door 30 is pivotally attached is exchanged when the model is exchanged at the amusement store. The case 1, the lower door 40, the power supply unit, the hopper device, etc. in the case 1 remain attached to the island facility of the amusement store and are not exchanged when the model is changed. Further, the slot machine M is not limited to the separated casing type, and may replace the entire slot machine when changing models. In this case, the front door 3 may have an integrated structure that does not divide the upper door 30 and the lower door 40. Moreover, when dividing into the upper door 30 and the lower door 40, you may attach the upper door 30 to the side plate of the housing | casing 1 so that rotation is possible.

The outer frame 30b of the upper door 30 covers the symbols displayed on the surfaces of the three rotating reels 23 on the left and right sides of the reel unit 22 so as to be visible, and a display 55 (FIG. 5) is provided so as to be visible, and a window 56 is provided so as to cover the moving space of the first movable accessory 81 so as to be visible.
The window 56 is long in the vertical direction from the front of the display 55 on the reel unit 22 to the front of the reel unit 22.

A transparent protective panel 61 is attached to the window portion 56 so as to close the opening of the window portion 56. The window portion 56 is formed such that three symbols can be displayed on the surface of each rotary reel 23 on the lower side of the window portion 56 in a circumferential direction.
The upper part of the window 56 makes it possible to visually recognize a display 55 for displaying an image of information such as a symbol arrangement of each winning combination and a game history, an image for notifying a game state and a lottery result of the winning combination. .

  The protection panel 61 is a portion that covers each rotating reel 23, that is, a portion that covers a portion where the upper symbol, the middle symbol, and the lower symbol are visually recognized when each rotating reel 23 is stopped. A portion covering the middle and lower tiers is formed in a flat plate (flat plate) shape, and a vertical cross section is formed in a curved plate shape having an arc shape so that the upper portion bulges forward. In this slot machine M, when each rotary reel 23 is stopped by a horizontal line connecting the middle stages of the three rotary reels 23 and a horizontal line connecting the lower stages, each small role, replay When a predetermined symbol corresponding to each bonus combination is displayed, each small combination, replay, and bonus combination are awarded. That is, the middle line and the lower line are effective lines. On the other hand, the upper line of each rotary reel 23 is an invalid line that is not related to winning of each small combination, replay, and bonus combination.

Therefore, in the protective panel 61, the part that visually recognizes the middle and lower effective lines is flat, and the part that visually recognizes the upper invalid line is curved.
Further, in the curved portion on the flat plate portion, the upper side from the lower end portion connected to the flat plate portion bulges to the front side (the player side of the slot machine M), and the portion above the flat plate portion of the protection panel 61. A space in which an accessory such as a movable accessory can be placed or moved is secured on the back side of the door.

Speakers 35 (shown in FIG. 5) for outputting various sounds are provided on the left and right sides of the lower part of the middle frame 30 a of the upper door 30 with the window portion 56 interposed therebetween. Note that the outer frame 30b is provided with a sound output portion 57 in which a large number of holes are formed at a position covering the speaker 35.
As shown in FIG. 1, a decorative member 500 described later is provided on the right side of the window portion 56.

  The middle frame 30a of the upper door 30 is provided in a frame shape having an opening 59 in the center, and a separation band 58 that divides the opening 59 into the upper and lower portions is disposed at a substantially central portion of the opening 59. The upper side of the opening 59 is a display window 59a, and the lower side is a reel window 59b. Therefore, in the outer frame 30b, there is one window portion 56 that allows the display 55 and the rotary reel 23 to be visually recognized, and one protective panel 61 is disposed in the window portion 56. The opening 59 is divided into a display window 59a and a reel window 59b.

  A liquid crystal display device is attached to the display window 59a as the display 55 from the back side of the middle frame 30a. In the reel window portion 59b, symbols arranged along three upper and lower lines (invalid line, first effective line, and second effective line) set on the surface of the three rotating reels 23 are displayed. The displayable part has entered.

The lower door 40 is a door for closing the lower opening portion of the housing 1 so as to be openable and closable. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the middle frame 40 a is attached to the inside of the back side of the outer frame 40 b.
A lower door hinge (not shown) is provided on one longitudinal side edge of the lower door 40. Then, by engaging the lower door side hinge with a case side hinge (not shown) provided on one side plate of the case 1, the lower door 40 is freely rotatable on one side plate of the case 1. Is attached.

Further, an operation unit 50 for operating the slot machine M is provided on the upper portion of the lower door 40 as shown in FIG. The operation unit 50 is provided with a settlement switch 52 for paying out credited medals, a start switch 53 for starting a game, a stop switch 54 for stopping the rotation of the rotary reel 23, and the like.
A medal slot 42 for inserting medals is provided on the upper right side of the lower door 40. In addition, a medal payout port 41 for discharging medals from inside the slot machine and a medal tray 43 for storing medals discharged from the medal payout port 41 are formed at the lower part of the lower door 40. . A transparent front panel 45 is attached between the operation unit 50 and the medal tray 43.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the slot machine M of the present embodiment includes a movable accessory device 80, and this movable accessory device 80 is provided in the middle frame 30a (see FIG. 5). . The movable accessory device 80 includes the first movable accessory 81 and holding means 90 that holds the first movable accessory 81 at a predetermined raised position.
The first movable accessory 81 includes a horizontal bar portion 82 extending in the horizontal direction and slide members 83 and 83 provided at both ends of the horizontal bar portion 82.
The movable accessory device 80 includes a pair of left and right slide rails 84 and 84 extending in the vertical direction. The slide rails 84 and 84 are provided in parallel to be spaced apart from each other on the left and right, and the slide members 83 and 83 can move up and down along the slide rails 84 and 84. Thus, the first movable accessory 81 is provided so as to be movable up and down.
In addition, in the state shown in FIG. 8, the 1st movable accessory 81 is located in the raise position used as an upper movable limit position.

On the back side of the first movable accessory 81, there is provided a vertical movement drive means 105 that moves the first movable accessory 81 up and down between a lowered position that is a lower movable limit position and the raised position. Yes.
This vertical movement drive means 105 is provided in the vicinity of the lower end portion of the slide rail 84 and a motor (stepping motor) 86 attached to the base metal plate 85, a pulley 87 rotated by the motor 86 via a gear (not shown). And a belt 89 wound around the pulley 88, and a predetermined portion of the belt 89 is fixed to the slide member 83. Therefore, the first movable accessory 81 moves up and down between the raised position and the lowered position by rotating the motor 86 in the forward and reverse directions.

  The holding means 90 is a restriction that prevents the first movable combination 81 from descending when the first contact portion 91 provided on the first movable combination 81 is in contact with the first contact portion 91. A first urging member (spring) 93 that urges the member 122 and the restricting member 122 in a moving direction of the first contact portion 91 that moves up and down together with the first movable accessory 81 (see FIG. 10). And the urging force of the first urging member (spring) 93 when the first movable accessory 81 descends from the state where the first abutting portion 91 abuts on the regulating member 122. The driving means 94 (see FIG. 10) for retreating from the movement path against the movement path and the first movable accessory 81 are provided, and the first movable accessory 81 rises from below the regulating member 92. In addition, the movement of the regulating member 122 against the urging force of the first urging member (spring) 93 is performed. And a pressing portion 98 (see FIG. 9) for pressing in the direction to retract from within.

As shown in FIG. 10, the restricting member 122 is formed in an L-shaped plate shape, and is provided at the upper end portion of the cylindrical shaft portion 92a so as to protrude in the radial direction of the shaft portion 92a. The first contact portion 91 is in contact with the upper surface of the restricting member 122.
A protruding plate 92c is provided at the lower end of the shaft portion 92a so as to protrude in the radial direction of the shaft portion 92a. The protruding plate 92c is inserted into a groove formed in the drive shaft 94b of the solenoid 94a. The groove portion opens on the front end surface and the outer peripheral surface of the drive shaft 94b, and the protruding plate 92c slightly protrudes outward from the front end surface and the outer peripheral surface. Further, the restricting member 122 and the protruding plate 92c protrude in substantially opposite directions.
In addition, a support shaft 101 is erected on the base table 100, and a cylindrical shaft portion 92a is extrapolated on the support shaft 101 so as to be rotatable in the forward and reverse directions around the axis. Further, the upper end portion of the support shaft 101 is supported by the plate 110. Further, the regulating member 122 is slidably in contact with the lower surface of the plate 110.
A shaft portion 94e is vertically inserted into the drive shaft 94b of the solenoid 94a so as to be orthogonal to the drive shaft 94b. The shaft portion 94e is movable in the longitudinal direction of an elongated hole formed in the protruding plate 92c. It is inserted.

A spring (first urging member) 93 is provided in a compressed state on the outer peripheral side of the drive shaft 94b of the solenoid 94a. One end of the spring 93 is fixed to the drive shaft 94b, and the other end. Is in contact with the outer surface of the box 94d. Therefore, the drive shaft 94b is biased in the advancing direction (the right side in the axial direction of the drive shaft 94b in FIG. 16) by the biasing force of the spring 93.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11, by turning on the solenoid 94a to retract the drive shaft 94b against the urging force of the spring 93, the shaft portion 94e moves backward (leftward in FIG. 17), As a result, the protruding plate 92c rotates backward about the shaft portion 92a. When the protruding plate 92c is rotated and moved rearward, the shaft portion 92a rotates in the forward direction (clockwise), whereby the regulating member 122 rotates in the forward direction (clockwise) around the shaft portion 92a. In this state, the restricting member 122 is retracted from the upper and lower movement paths of the first contact portion 91 (non-blocking state). In this way, the driving means 94 is configured to retract the regulating member 122 from the movement path against the urging force of the spring (first urging member) 93.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the pressing portion 98 has an inclined portion 98a that gradually protrudes upward from the base plate 83a as it goes downward, like the movable accessory device 80. The maximum height of the inclined portion 98a and the height of the first contact portion 91 are substantially equal.
Accordingly, the first movable accessory 81 rises from below the regulating member 122, and the inclined portion 98a of the pressing portion 98 is applied to the one side portion of the regulating member 122 located in the movement path from the lower side. When sliding in contact, the regulating member 122 is pushed upward by the inclined portion 98a, whereby the regulating member 122 rotates clockwise around the shaft portion 92a against the biasing force of the spring 93. And evacuate from the movement route.
When the restricting member 122 retracts and passes the highest position of the inclined portion 98a relatively, and further passes the first contact portion 91, the restricting member 122 rotates counterclockwise by the biasing force of the spring 93, Return to the original blocking state.

Next, the movement of the first movable accessory 81 will be described.
First, the state shown in FIG. 8 is a state (blocking state) in which the first movable accessory 81 is located at the raised position that is the upper movable limit position.
In this blocking state, the regulating member 122 has advanced into the movement path of the first abutting portion 91 that moves up and down together with the first movable accessory 81, and the first abutting portion 91 contacts the regulating member 122. By making contact, the first movable accessory 81 is reliably held at the raised position.

  When lowering the first movable accessory 81 from this blocked state, when the solenoid 94a is turned on, the drive shaft 94b of the solenoid 94a moves backward against the urging force of the spring 93, whereby the shaft portion 94e, the protruding plate The restricting member 122 rotates clockwise through 92c and the shaft portion 92a to enter a non-blocking state and is held by the holding force of the solenoid 94a.

Next, the first movable accessory 81 is lowered to the lowered position by rotating the belt 89 in the forward direction by the motor 86. As described above, when the first movable accessory 81 descends from the blocking state in which the first contact portion 91 is in contact with the restriction member 122, the solenoid 94a causes the restriction member 122 to spring (first biasing member). ) The first movable accessory 81 descends to a predetermined lowered position because it is retracted from the movement path of the first contact portion 91 against the urging force of 93.
When the first movable accessory 81 is lowered, the solenoid 94a is turned off. As a result, the regulating member 122 returns to the original position (returns to the blocking state) by the urging force of the spring 93.
Here, when the first movable accessory 81 is lowered, the regulating member 122 is retracted from the moving path of the first contact portion 91 by turning on the solenoid 94a of the driving means 94. The time for driving 94 (the time for which the solenoid 94a is turned on) is only a short time until the slide member 34 of the first movable accessory 81 passes by the side of the retracting regulating member 122. Accordingly, it is not necessary to keep the solenoid 94a in the ON state for a long time from when the first movable accessory 81 is lowered from the raised position to the lowered position and then again returned to the raised position, so that the electrical load on the solenoid 94a is also reduced. There is an effect that can be done.

Next, when the first movable accessory 81 is raised from the predetermined lowered position to the predetermined elevated position, the first movable accessory 81 is pulled up by rotating the belt 89 in the reverse direction by the motor 86. Thus, the first movable accessory 81 rises.
When the first movable accessory 81 rises, the inclined portion 98a of the pressing portion 98 provided in the first movable accessory 81 causes the regulating member 122 to retreat from the movement path against the biasing force of the spring 93. Since the restricting member 122 is retracted from the movement path by pressing the first, the first movable accessory 81 can be raised to a predetermined ascending position.
Then, when the first movable accessory 81 rises and the pressing portion 98 is separated from the restricting member 122, the restricting member 122 advances into the moving path of the first contact portion 91 by the biasing force of the spring 93. To do. Then, when the first abutting portion 91 abuts against the regulating member 122, the first movable accessory 81 can be prevented from descending and held at a predetermined ascending position.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the first movable accessory 81 can be reliably held at the predetermined raised position even when the drive means 94 configured by the solenoid 94a or the like has malfunctioned.

  In the present embodiment, the present invention has been described by taking as an example the case where the first movable accessory 81 descends by rotating the belt 89 by the motor 86. However, in the present invention, the first movable accessory 81 includes the first movable accessory 81. It can also be applied when falling due to its own weight.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 15, the slot machine M according to the present embodiment includes a movable accessory lifting mechanism 200, which is provided on both left and right sides of the middle frame 30a. It is provided symmetrically. Therefore, the right movable accessory lifting mechanism 200 will be described below, and the description of the left movable accessory lifting mechanism will be omitted.
The movable accessory lifting mechanism 200 includes a second movable accessory 201 and an FFC (flexible flat cable) 202 that is a flexible member 202.
The second movable accessory 201 is provided on the back side of the first movable accessory 81 so as to be movable up and down (movable up and down).

  Further, the second movable accessory 201 is raised by the motor 203a from the lowered position, which is the lower movable limit position, to the raised position, which is the upper movable limit position, through the lifting / lowering means 203 having a plurality of gears (not shown). When it reaches the ascending position, it disengages from the elevating means 203 and falls (lowers) to the descending position by its own weight.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the second movable accessory 201 has a slide part (movable part) 201a and an effect part 201b in which a base end part (right end part) is supported by the slide part 201a. . And the slide part 201a moves up and down along the slide rail 204 (refer FIG. 12) extended up and down. The slide rail 204 is provided on the middle frame 30a.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 16 and FIG. 21, a thin portion 201c whose distance from the surface 30c of the middle frame 30a of the game board is longer than the other parts of the effect portion 201b, as shown in FIGS. Is provided. That is, an inclined surface 201d is formed on the back surface of the distal end portion of the effect portion 201b so that the distance from the surface 30c gradually increases from the proximal end side toward the distal end side. This inclined surface 201d is formed. Thus, the thin portion 201c is provided.
As shown in FIG. 5, the upper door 30 has a middle frame 30 a fixed inside the back side of an outer frame (upper cabinet unit) 30 b, and this middle frame 30 a is referred to in claim 1. Corresponds to "Game board".

As shown in FIG. 17, the effect part 201b includes an LED board 201e, a lens part 201f that covers the front side of the LED board 201e, and a translucent sheet member 201g that is provided on the back side of the lens part 201f. A sheet presser 201 h having translucency for pressing the sheet member 201 g and a light shielding cover 201 i provided on the back side of the LED substrate 201 e are provided. The sheet member 201g is formed of a diffusion sheet that can diffuse received light.
Then, the light from the LED 201j provided on the LED substrate 201e is irradiated to the lens unit 201f through the sheet presser 201h and the sheet member 201g, and the lens unit 201f is turned on or blinks.

In addition, the inclined surface 201d as described above is formed on the back surface of the tip portion of the lens portion 201f, and the inclined surface 201k is formed on the back surface of the light shielding cover 201i along the inclined surface 201d. The inclined surface 201k is disposed slightly inside the lens portion 201f with respect to the inclined surface 201d.
A base end portion of a lens portion 201f is attached to the slide portion 201a, and an LED substrate 201e, a sheet member 201g, a sheet presser 201h, and a light shielding cover 201i are attached to the lens portion 201f.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the second movable accessory 201 having such a configuration ascends from below after the predetermined effect ends and is held at the highest position. This highest rise position is the position of the surface 30c above the opening 59 provided in the middle frame 30a. That is, the second movable accessory 201 rises to the surface 30c of the middle frame 30a above the upper edge of the opening 59 and is held by the surface 30c.

A longitudinally long rib 31 is provided on the surface 30c so as to correspond to a substantially central portion in the length direction of the second movable accessory 201. As shown in FIG. 20, an inclined portion 31a is formed at the lower end portion of the rib 31 so as to gradually move away from the surface 30c as it goes upward. The lower end of the inclined portion 31a is below the surface 30c. Located on the edge.
On the other hand, when the second movable accessory 201 moves up and down, the effect portion 201b of the second movable accessory 201 moves up and down slightly forward from the surface 30c, but the effect portion 201b has a base end that slides. Since it is supported by the part (movable part) 201a, the amount of shaking increases toward the tip part side when moving up and down. Therefore, when the second movable accessory 201 returns to the highest position, the effect part 201b collides with the lower edge of the surface 30c, that is, the intersection of the upper edge of the opening 59 and the surface 30c, and the effect There is a possibility that an excessive impact is applied to the portion 201b.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, as described above, the thin portion 201c is provided at the distal end portion of the effect portion 201b, and this thin portion 201c is the surface of the middle frame 30a even if the effect portion 201b is shaken when moving up and down. It will be in the state which escaped ahead from 30c, and will not interfere with the lower edge part of the said surface 30c.
Further, when the effect part 201b rises and reaches the lower edge of the surface 30c, the lower surface of the effect part 201b rises so as to be gradually lifted forward along the inclined part 31a of the rib 31, and the inclined part 31a. After passing, the lower surface of the effect part 201b rides on the rib 31, so that the effect part 201b is located at a position away from the surface 30c and does not interfere with the surface 30c.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the thin-walled portion 201c whose distance from the surface 30c of the game board is longer than the other portion of the effect portion 201b at the tip portion of the effect portion 201b of the second movable accessory 201. Therefore, when the second movable accessory 201 is raised, the thin portion 201c is less likely to escape and interfere with the lower edge portion of the surface 30c. Interference with the lower edge of the surface 30c of the tip can be suppressed. Therefore, damage etc. of the production | presentation part 201b can be prevented.

  In addition, a protrusion 32 is provided on the surface 30c. Then, the projecting portion 32 comes to function as a stopper at the upper limit position of the effect portion 201b, that is, the second movable accessory 201, by the upper surface of the effect portion 31b rising to the protrusion portion 32 abutting. ing.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the second movable accessory 201 moves up and down (moves up and down) has been described as an example. However, in the present invention, the movable accessory moves other than up and down, for example, in the horizontal and diagonal directions. You may apply to a case.

  The second movable accessory 201 has the LED substrate 201e as described above, and the other end of the FFC 202 for supplying power to the LED substrate 201e is connected to the second movable accessory 201. These are fixed by a fixing plate 205. One end of the FFC 202 is connected to and fixed to the power supply board 206. Such an FFC 202 has a sufficient length that allows the second movable accessory 201 to move up and down within a predetermined movable range (between the raised position and the lowered position).

Further, a winding part 207a is disposed in the path along which the FFC 202 moves. The winding portion 207 a is configured by a pulley, and the pulley 207 a is provided on the moving member 207. That is, the moving member 207 has a winding part (pulley) 207a. The pulley 207 a is attached to an axis parallel to the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the FFC 202 so as to be rotatable in forward and reverse directions, and this axis is attached to the moving member 207.
The moving member 207 has an attachment portion 207b to which the pulley 207a is attached, a slide portion 207c provided integrally with the attachment portion 207b, and a guide plate 207d provided integrally with the attachment portion 207b. .
On the other hand, a rail portion 208 is provided on the side of the FFC 202 along the longitudinal direction of the FFC 202, and the slide portion 207c is engaged with the rail portion 208 so as to be movable up and down. Thus, the moving member 207 is provided so as to be movable up and down.

Further, the FFC 202 is wound around the winding portion (pulley) 207a when the second movable accessory 201 descends.
That is, FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 show a state in which the second movable accessory 201 is located at the raised position. When the second movable accessory 201 is located at this elevated position, the FFC 202 Are in contact with each other along a part of the outer peripheral surface of the pulley 207a, and the upper end portion (the other end portion) of the FFC 202 extends upward from the pulley 207a and is directed downward at a position above the fixed plate 205. Then, it is connected to the second movable accessory 201 and fixed by a fixed plate 205.
When the second movable accessory 201 falls and descends due to its own weight, the FFC 202 is wound around substantially the upper half of the outer peripheral surface of the pulley 207a as shown in FIGS. When the second movable accessory 201 is lowered while the FFC 202 is wound, the moving member 207 is pulled downward by the FFC 202 via the pulley 207a.

Also, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 15, the moving member 207 is urged upward by the urging member 210. That is, a fixed plate 211 is fixed to the side of the rail portion 208, and a pulley 212 is provided at the upper end of the fixed plate 211. A spring 210 as a biasing member 210 is wound around the pulley 212, one end of the spring (biasing member) 210 is fixed to the lower end of the fixed plate 211, and the other end is fixed to the moving member 207. It is fixed to the slide part 207c.
In the state shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 (the state in which the second movable accessory 201 is in the raised position), the spring 210 is pulled by the weight of the moving member 207, and is balanced in this state. . Therefore, an urging force acts on the moving member 207 upward from the spring 210.
When the second movable accessory 201 is lowered by a predetermined distance from this state and the FFC 202 is wound around the pulley 207a, the moving member 207 is pulled downward by the FFC 202, while the moving member 207 is moved by the spring 210. It is urged upward.
Here, the biasing force of the spring 210 is set to be smaller than the tensile force by which the moving member 207 is pulled downward by the FFC 202 via the pulley 207a.
Therefore, even after the FFC 202 is wound around the pulley 207a, the second movable accessory 201 descends against the urging force of the spring 210.

Next, the movement of the second movable accessory 201 will be described.
First, the state shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 is a state in which the second movable accessory 201 is located at the rising position that is the upper movable limit position.
In order to raise the second movable accessory 201 from the lowered position to the raised position, the second movable accessory 201 is raised by the motor 203a via the lifting / lowering means 203 as described above. When the second movable accessory 201 reaches the ascending position, the second movable accessory 201 is detached from the elevating means 203 and descends by its own weight.

  When the second movable accessory 201 is lowered, the upper end portion (the other end portion) of the FFC 202 is also lowered accordingly. When the second movable accessory 201 is lowered by a predetermined distance, the FFC 202 is wound around the pulley (winding portion) 207a. At this time, the FFC 202 is guided by the guide plate 207d of the moving member 207 and smoothly wound around the pulley 207a. That is, the guide plate 207d prevents the FFC 202 from being bent toward the near side (in the diagonally lower left direction in FIG. 12), and is smoothly wound around the pulley 207a.

When the second movable accessory 201 is further lowered in this state, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the moving member 207 is lowered while being pulled downward by the FFC 202 via the pulley 207a.
On the other hand, since the moving member 207 is biased upward by a spring (biasing member) 210, a tension acts on the FFC 202 in a direction of pulling it. Accordingly, the deflection of the FFC 202 can be prevented, and the urging force of the spring (biasing member) 210 is set to be smaller than the tensile force by which the moving member 207 is pulled downward by the FFC 202. Descends in synchronization with the movable accessory 201.

When the second movable accessory 201 rises as described above, the other end of the FFC 202 rises together with the second movable accessory 201 and is wound around the pulley 207a of the FFC 202. Since the portion that is away from the pulley 207a moves upward, no tensile force acts downward from the FFC 202 on the pulley 207a.
On the other hand, since the pulley 207a is biased upward by the spring (biasing member) 210 via the moving member 207, the pulley 207a is wound together with the moving member 207 by the biasing force of the spring (biasing member) 210. Ascend while hung. Therefore, since tension acts on the FFC 202 from the pulley 207a, the FFC 202 can be prevented from bending.
Further, when the second movable accessory 201 is raised, the moving member 207 stops rising at a predetermined position, and thereafter, the FFC 202 wound around the pulley 207a is separated from the pulley 207a, and finally, FIG. The state shown in FIG.
As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the FFC 202 connected to the second movable accessory 201 that moves up and down from bending as the second movable accessory 201 moves up and down.

  Further, since the FFC 202 is wound around the pulley 207a as the winding portion, the frictional force that acts on the FFC 202 from the winding portion is smaller than when the winding portion is not a pulley. For this reason, the movement of the FFC 202 becomes smooth, and as a result, the vertical movement of the second movable accessory 201 becomes smooth.

In this embodiment, the case where the second movable accessory 201 is dropped by its own weight has been described as an example of the present invention. However, in the present invention, the second movable accessory 201 is dropped by its own weight and a motor. Is also applicable.
Further, in this embodiment, the pulley 207a is adopted as a winding portion around which the FFC 202 is wound, but the winding portion is not limited to the pulley 207a. For example, a cylindrical shaft member or the like on which the FFC 202 can be wound may be used.
In the present embodiment, the FFC 202 is described as an example of the flexible member. However, the flexible member is not limited to this, and may be a cable-like cable for power supply, and further power supply. It may be a string-like or belt-like one used for other purposes.

  Further, as described above, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the movable accessory device 80 includes the first movable combination provided on the slide rails (base members) 84 and 84 so as to be movable up and down. The first movable combination 81 is composed of a first movable combination 301 and a second movable combination 302 arranged in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 8, the second movable accessory 302 is located on the front side, and the first movable accessory 301 is located on the rear side. In FIG. 8, the left part and the right part are basically symmetrical with respect to the first movable accessory 81, so the structure of the left part will be described below. The description of the configuration on the right side is omitted. In FIG. 8, the right slide member 83 and the like are hidden by other members.

The first movable combination 301 and the second movable combination 302 are relatively movable in the moving direction of the first movable combination 81 (vertical direction in the present embodiment).
That is, the first movable accessory 301 has slide members 83 that move up and down along the slide rails 84 at both ends thereof, and a cylindrical shaft portion (not shown) is separated from the slide member 83 in the vertical direction. Two of them are erected. On the other hand, the second movable accessory 302 has an elliptical rail portion 303 that is vertically long at both ends, and the columnar shaft portion is inserted into the rail portion 303 so as to be movable up and down. ing. A disc 304 is fixed to the shaft portion with screws. The disc 304 is slidable up and down with respect to the rail portion 303.
Therefore, the first movable accessory 301 can move up and down with respect to the second movable accessory 302 within a range in which the shaft portion can move up and down the rail portion 303.

  Further, when the first movable accessory 301 is at the highest position with respect to the second movable accessory 302 (when the upper shaft portion is in contact with the upper end of the rail portion 303), the first movable accessory 301 is substantially hidden behind the second movable accessory 302. Furthermore, when the first movable combination 301 is at the lowest position with respect to the second movable combination 302 (when the lower shaft portion is in contact with the lower end of the rail portion 303), the first movable combination is performed. The object 301 is positioned below the second movable combination 302 so that the second movable combination 302 can be viewed from the front.

In addition, the first movable accessory 301 is moved up and down by the vertical movement drive means (drive means) 105 together with the second movable accessory 302. As described above, the vertical movement driving means 105 includes a motor (stepping motor) 86 attached to the base metal plate 85, a pulley 87 rotated by the motor 86 via a gear (not shown), and a lower end of the slide rail 84. A pulley 88 provided in the vicinity of the portion, and a pulley 87 and a belt 89 wound around the pulley 88 are provided, and a predetermined portion of the belt 89 is fixed to the slide member 83. Therefore, by rotating the motor 86 in the forward / reverse direction, the first movable accessory 81 can move up and down between the raised position and the lowered position, and can be stopped at a predetermined position by stopping the motor 86. It has become.
The pulley 88 is urged downward by a spring 306, whereby a predetermined tension is applied to the belt 89 to prevent the belt 89 from loosening.

A vertically long member 307 is fixed to the lower end portion of the slide rail 84. At the lower end portion of the member 307, a restricting portion 308 that abuts against the second movable accessory 302 and restricts further lowering of the second movable accessory 302 is provided. The restricting portion 308 is formed in a planar shape perpendicular to the moving direction (vertical direction) of the second movable accessory 302, and the lower surface of the second movable accessory 302 abuts on the restricting portion 308. Further lowering of the second movable accessory 302 is restricted.
Accordingly, the first movable accessory 301 is lowered with the second movable accessory 302 by the vertical movement driving means 105, and the lower surface of the second movable accessory 302 abuts on the restricting portion 308, so that the second movable accessory Although further lowering of the arm 302 is restricted, the first movable accessory 301 can be further lowered along the rail portion 303 of the second movable accessory 302 by the vertical movement driving means 105.

A first sensor 311 is provided at the upper end of the slide rail 84, and a second sensor 312 is provided at the upper end of the member 307. The first sensor 311 detects the first movable accessory 301 at a predetermined origin position (rising position).
The second sensor 312 detects the first movable accessory 301 at a predetermined position (downward position) when the lowering of the second movable accessory 302 is restricted by the restriction unit 308.
The first sensor 311 and the second sensor 312 are connected to a control unit (not shown) that controls driving of a motor (stepping motor) 86 that constitutes the vertical movement driving means 105.
Then, the first movable accessory 301 is detected by the first sensor 311 and the second sensor 312 at the origin position and a predetermined position (lowering position) below the origin position, and the detection signal is transmitted to the control unit, whereby the motor The drive of 86 can be controlled.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 22, the second movable accessory 302 is disposed in front of the first movable accessory 301. In addition, an LED substrate 314 is provided in the second movable accessory 302, while a plurality of lens portions 302 a are provided on the surface portion of the second movable accessory 302. Then, light from a plurality of LEDs 314a provided on the LED substrate 314 is irradiated to the lens portion 302a, and the lens portion 302a is turned on or blinks.

  The first movable accessory 301 is formed by a light guide plate, a lens, or the like, and a pattern is three-dimensionally formed on the surface thereof. When the effect part 201b of the second movable accessory 201 is positioned on the back side of the first movable accessory 301, the first movable accessory 301 is turned on or blinked by the effect. It is illuminated from the back side by the light that flashes or blinks. In this way, the first movable accessory 301 emits a light by turning on or blinking with light from the effect section 201b.

Next, the movement of the first movable accessory 81 will be described.
First, the state shown in FIG. 23 is a state in which the first movable accessory 81 is located at the raised position that is the upper movable limit position.
In this state, the first movable member 81 is reliably held at the raised position by the first contact portion 91 coming into contact with the regulating member 122.

  When lowering the first movable accessory 81 from this blocking state, as described above, by turning ON the solenoid 94a, the restricting member 122 rotates clockwise and enters the non-blocking state, and the holding force of the solenoid 94a Held by.

Next, as shown in FIG. 24, the first movable accessory 81 is lowered by rotating the belt 89 in the forward direction by the motor 86 (see FIG. 8). As described above, when the first movable accessory 81 descends from the blocking state in which the first contact portion 91 is in contact with the restriction member 122, the restriction member 122 is moved to the first contact portion 91 by the solenoid 94 a. Since it is retracted from the movement path, the first movable accessory 81 can be lowered.
When the first movable accessory 81 is lowered, the solenoid 94a is turned off. As a result, the regulating member 122 returns to its original position (returns to the blocking state) by the urging force of the spring 93 (see FIG. 10).
When the first movable accessory 81 is lowered, the first movable accessory 81 is turned on or blinked by turning on or blinking an LED provided on the surface of the LED substrate 314 (see FIG. 22) of the first movable accessory 81. Since the surface of the accessory 81 can be turned on or blinked, the production effect can be enhanced.

Further, as shown in FIG. 25, when the first movable accessory 81 is lowered to a predetermined position (lowered position) by the motor 86, that is, the first movable accessory 301 is moved to the predetermined position with the second movable accessory 302. When lowered, the second movable accessory 302 comes into contact with the restricting portion 308 and restricts further lowering of the second movable accessory 302.
At this time, the second sensor 312 detects the first movable accessory 301 when the second movable accessory 302 is prevented from descending at a predetermined position (lowered position), and transmits the detection signal to the control unit. Therefore, when the control unit further controls to drive the motor 86, as shown in FIG. 26, the first movable accessory 301 moves downward from the second movable accessory 302 whose lowering is restricted, The first movable combination 301 appears below the second movable combination 302.

At this time, when the second movable accessory 201 descends and is positioned on the back side of the first movable accessory 301, when the effect portion 201b of the second movable accessory 201 is turned on or blinks depending on the effect, The first movable accessory 301 is illuminated from the back side by the light that is turned on or blinking, thereby producing a light emission effect. In this manner, the effect can be enhanced by lighting or blinking the effect part 201b.
In addition, when the control unit drives the motor 86 in the reverse direction in a state where the first movable combination 301 appears below the second movable combination 302, the first movable combination 301 rises and the second movable combination Hidden on the back side of 302.

  If the control unit controls the motor 86 to stop driving in a state where the second movable accessory 302 is in contact with the restricting portion 308 and further descending is restricted, the first movable accessory 81 is controlled. Is stopped at the lowered position. Furthermore, in the same state, when the control unit drives the motor 86 in the reverse direction, the first movable accessory 81 rises.

  Next, when the first movable accessory 81 is raised from the predetermined lowered position to a predetermined raised position (origin position), the first movable accessory 301 is rotated by rotating the belt 89 in the reverse direction by the motor 86. Is pulled up, and the first movable accessory 301 rises. When the first movable accessory 301 comes to a position hidden behind the second movable accessory 302, the upper shaft portion provided on the slide member 83 of the first movable accessory 301 becomes the second movable accessory 302. Abuts on the upper end of the rail portion 303. Accordingly, when the first movable combination 301 is further raised, the second movable combination 302 is also raised accordingly. That is, the first movable combination 81 in a state where the first movable combination 301 and the second movable combination 302 are completely overlapped rises.

Further, when the first movable accessory 81 rises, the inclined portion 98a of the pressing portion 98 provided on the first movable accessory 81 presses against the regulating member 122 in the direction of retreating from the movement path. Since the regulating member 122 is retracted from the movement path, the first movable accessory 81 can be raised to a predetermined ascent position (origin position).
Then, when the first movable accessory 81 rises and the pressing portion 98 is separated from the restricting member 122, the restricting member 122 is moved by the biasing force of the spring 93 (see FIG. 10). Advance into the travel route. Then, when the first abutting portion 91 abuts against the regulating member 122, the first movable accessory 81 can be prevented from descending and held at a predetermined ascending position.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the first movable accessory 301 moves to the predetermined position along with the second movable accessory 302 by the vertical movement driving means 105, the second movable accessory 302 comes into contact with the regulating portion 308. Thus, further lowering of the second movable accessory 302 is restricted. Thereafter, the first movable accessory 301 can be lowered by the vertical movement driving means 105 beyond the predetermined position without the second movable accessory 302. Therefore, after moving together in a state where a plurality of movable combinations (first movable combination 301 and second movable combination 302) are overlapped, one movable combination (first movement combination means 105) is moved by one vertical movement driving means 105. ) Can be further moved, so that the production effect can be enhanced.

Further, since the first movable combination 301 when the lowering of the second movable combination 302 is regulated by the regulating unit 308 can be detected by the second sensor 312 at a predetermined position (down position), this detection signal is driven to move up and down. By transmitting to the control unit of the means 105 and controlling the vertical movement driving means 105 by the control unit, whether the first movable accessory 301 is further lowered beyond a predetermined position or stopped at the predetermined position, Alternatively, it is possible to control whether the first movable accessory 301 is raised from a predetermined position.
Further, when the first movable accessory 301 is moved up to the origin position along with the second movable accessory 302 by the vertical movement driving means 105, the first movable accessory 301 is detected at the origin position by the first sensor 311. Therefore, by transmitting this detection signal to the control unit of the vertical movement drive unit 105 and controlling the vertical movement drive unit 105 by the control unit, the first movable accessory is stopped at the origin position or again. You can control whether to descend from the origin position.
Further, since the first movable accessory 301 can be detected at the origin position and the predetermined position by the first sensor 311 and the second sensor 312, this detection signal is transmitted to the control unit of the vertical movement driving means 105 and the control is performed. By controlling the vertical movement driving means 105 by the unit, the first movable accessory 301 can be stopped at a desired position between the origin position and the predetermined position, and further raised or lowered.
Therefore, the movement of the first movable accessory 81 can be controlled according to the effect of the gaming machine, and the effect of the effect can be enhanced.

  In addition, when the first movable combination 301 appears below the second movable combination 302, the rendering unit 201b of the second movable combination 201 located on the back side of the first movable combination 301 is displayed. The first movable accessory 301 can be made to shine by the light from. Therefore, the production effect can be further enhanced.

  In the present embodiment, the present invention has been described by taking as an example the case where the first movable accessory 81 moves up and down by the vertical movement driving means. It is also applicable when moving in the direction.

Next, the lifting / lowering means 203 of the second movable accessory 201 will be described in detail.
A pair of left and right second movable combination 201 and a pair of left and right lifting means 203 for moving up and down the second movable combination 201 are provided on the left and right sides of the middle frame 30a. The pair of second movable combination 201 and lifting / lowering means 203 has the same structure except that they are reversed left and right. Therefore, the second movable combination 201 on the right side from the player will be described below. And the lifting / lowering means 203 will be described, and the description of the left second movable accessory 201 and the lifting / lowering means 203 having the same structure will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 27 to FIG. 35, the elevating means 203 is provided with a base member 401 that is long in the vertical direction, and is provided on the base member 401 along the vertical direction so that the second movable accessory 201 can be moved up and down (lifted). A rack 404 having a guide rail 402 to be supported, a rack 403 (shown in FIGS. 29 to 31 and the like) in which teeth are arranged in the vertical direction, and a rack gear 411 that meshes with the rack 403 are provided. A gear elevating mechanism 412 for elevating the rack 403.

  Further, the lifting / lowering means 203 is movable up and down with respect to the above-described rack portion 404 and the rack portion 404, and a movable pulley support portion 407 (FIGS. 32 to 35, etc.) that rotatably supports the pair of movable pulleys 405 and 406. ), A moving pulley mechanism 441 including a pair of left and right moving pulleys 405 and 406, and a belt 408 as a string-like member provided in the moving pulley mechanism 441. The rack portion 404 and the movable pulley support portion 407 constitute an elevating member 409 (shown in FIGS. 32 to 35 and the like). The elevating member 409 includes a rack portion 404 and a movable pulley support portion 407. A coil spring 410 (shown in FIGS. 33, 35, etc.), which is a spring to be connected, is provided.

  27 to 31 are drawings mainly for explaining the gear elevating mechanism 412, and FIGS. 32 to 35 are drawings for mainly explaining the moving pulley mechanism 441. FIGS. 27, 29, 30, 32, and 33 show the state in which the second movable combination 201 is raised, and FIGS. 28, 31, 34, and 35 show the second movable combination. It is a figure of the state which the thing 201 fell (dropped). 27 to 31 show a state in which a plurality of covers covering the respective parts of the lifting means 203 are removed. 32 to 34, the movable pulley mechanism 441 and the belt 408 are mainly illustrated, and the other portions are not illustrated.

  The second movable accessory 201 imitates the symbol 7 drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the rotary reel 23 and has approximately the same size as the symbol of the rotary reel 23. The second movable accessory 201 is provided with an LED inside to emit light. Further, the second movable accessory 201 rotates from the upper part of the outer frame 30b of the upper door 30 above the display window 59a (window part 56) to the reel window part 59b which is the lower part of the window part 56. The reel 23 moves to the upper first stage portion (upper stage) which becomes an invalid line among the upper and lower three stages of the reel 23.

  Three rotation reels 23 are provided side by side, and there are a left rotation reel 23, a middle rotation reel 23, and a right rotation reel 23. The left second movable accessory 201 can be lowered to a position overlapping with the upper symbol of the three upper and lower symbols visible from the reel window portion 59b of the stopped left rotation reel 23. Further, the right second movable accessory 201 can be lowered to a position overlapping with the upper symbol of the three upper and lower symbols visible from the reel window 59b of the stopped right rotating reel 23. .

  That is, when the second movable accessory 201 falls, the upper symbol of the left rotating reel 23 or the right rotating reel 23 is hidden, and 7 is displayed instead of the hidden symbol. For example, if the second movable accessory 201 on the right is dropped when the symbols are stopped in the order of 7, 7 and replay (design other than 7) on the upper stage of the rotating reel 23 from the left to the right, the right replay Is hidden by the second movable accessory 201 imitating 7 so that 7 are arranged in a pseudo manner in the upper left, middle and right. Since the second movable accessory 201 falls to the position of the upper symbol of the left and right rotating reels 23, the second movable accessory 201 can also be used when pseudo-aligning 7s.

  The gear elevating mechanism 412 is a mechanism that raises and drops an elevating member 409 having a rack portion 404 including a rack 403 and a moving pulley support portion 407 including a pair of moving pulleys 405 and 406. The gear elevating mechanism 412 meshes with the motor 203a shown in FIGS. 18 and 20, the drive gear 414 provided on the drive shaft of the motor, the two-stage gear 416 that meshes with the drive gear 414, and the two-stage gear 416. An intermediate gear 417 and a rack gear 411 that meshes with the intermediate gear 417 and meshes with the rack 403 are provided.

  The two-stage gear 416 includes a large-diameter gear 415 that meshes with the drive gear 414 and a small-diameter gear (not shown) that meshes with the intermediate gear 417 and is integrally provided on the same axis, and reduces the rotation of the drive gear 414. To the intermediate gear 417.

  In the rack gear 411, a portion that meshes with the intermediate gear 417 and a portion that meshes with the rack 403 are arranged separately in the front-rear direction in the axial direction, and the front side in the axial direction (front side in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine) meshes with the rack 403. The rear side in the axial direction (the rear side in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine) is engaged with the intermediate gear 417. In addition, teeth are formed over the entire circumference of the portion of the rack gear 411 that meshes with the intermediate gear 417, whereas the portion that meshes with the rack 403 does not have teeth on the outer peripheral surface. Are provided in a cylindrical shape.

  For example, a portion of the rack gear 411 that meshes with the rack 403 is provided with a tooth bottom surface 413 that is a cylindrical surface along the root circle without teeth and is about 1/3 of the outer peripheral surface of the rack gear 411. . In FIG. 28 to FIG. 31, the teeth on the rear side of the tooth bottom surface 413 are visible, so that the teeth are formed over the entire circumference of the rack gear 411.

  In the rack gear 411, when the portion where the teeth of the portion that meshes with the rack 403 faces the rack side, the rack 403 meshes with the rack gear 411, and the tooth bottom surface 413 without the teeth of the rack gear 411 forms the rack bottom surface 413. In the state facing 403, the lifting / lowering member 409 having the rack 403 can be dropped by releasing the meshing between the rack 403 and the rack gear 411.

  A rack portion 404 including a rack 403 is supported on a rail provided on the base member 401 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The movable pulley support portion 407 of the elevating member 409 is supported by the rack portion 404 so as to be movable up and down. The gears 411, 414, 416 (415) and 417 are rotatably supported by a gear support member 418 provided on the base member 401, and the motor 203 a is also supported by the gear support member 418.

  The motor 20a is a stepping motor, and rotates with the rotation angle controlled by an input pulse. In the present embodiment, the rotation direction of the motor 20a is constant, and the rack gear 411 is controlled so as to rotate in the direction of raising the rack 403 and not in the opposite direction.

  The rack gear 411 is provided with a stopper projection 421 and a meshing projection 422 on the side facing the front side of the gaming machine. The stopper protrusion 421 overlaps with one tooth of the rack gear 411 and is provided in a state of protruding forward from the tooth tip of the tooth to a position on the center side of the rack gear 411 slightly from the tooth bottom. . The stopper protrusion 421 is along the radial direction of the rack gear 411.

  An anti-reverse rotation member 431 is provided above the rack gear 411. The reverse rotation preventing member 431 is supported by the gear support member 418 so as to be rotatable about the rotation shaft 419. Further, the gear support member 418 is provided with an arc-shaped long hole 433 into which the pin 420 provided on the reverse rotation preventing member 431 is inserted. The long hole 433 is formed in an arc shape centering on the rotation shaft 419, and the rotation range of the reverse rotation prevention member 431 is restricted by inserting the pin 420 of the reverse rotation prevention member 431 supported by the rotation shaft 419. doing.

  The anti-reverse member 431 is slightly in front of the rack gear 411, and the anti-reverse member 431 from the first angular position where a part of the anti-reverse member 431 is slightly inside the root circle of the rack gear 411. Is rotatable between a second angular position that is slightly outside the tooth tip circle of the rack gear 411. Further, the reverse rotation preventing member 431 is urged by a torsion spring (not shown) in a direction to rotate from the second angular position shown in FIG. 30 to the first angular position side shown in FIG.

  Therefore, the reverse rotation preventing member 431 is normally disposed at the first angular position shown in FIG. When the rack gear 411 rotates in the clockwise direction as the forward direction, the stopper protrusion 421 engages with the reverse rotation prevention member 431 at the first angular position, and pushes the reverse rotation prevention member 431 toward the second angular position side. It becomes. Further, when the rack gear 411 rotates, the engagement with the reverse rotation preventing member 431 is released, and the reverse rotation preventing member 431 returns to the first angular position. In this case, the stopper protrusion 421 is disposed at a position beyond the reverse rotation preventing member 431 at the first angular position. In this state, basically, the rack 403 is moved to the uppermost position by the rack gear 411, and the rack gear 411 stops. In this case, when the rack gear 411 is about to reverse due to the load of the elevating member 409 or the second movable accessory 201 (starts rotating counterclockwise), the stopper protrusion 421 hits the reverse rotation prevention member 431 and The reverse rotation of the gear 411 is prevented.

  Further, like the stopper projection 421, the meshing projection 422 on the front side surface of the rack gear 411 overlaps with one tooth of the rack gear 411, and the rack slightly extends from the tooth tip to the tooth bottom. It is provided in a state protruding to the front side to the position on the center side of the gear 411 for use. The meshing protrusion 422 is along the radial direction of the rack gear 411.

  When the rack 403 (rack portion 404) falls off the mesh with the rack gear 411, the downward movement is restricted by a stopper (not shown) at a predetermined position, and this downward movement is restricted. The position of 403 is the position where the rack 403 shown in FIG. At this position, the meshing between the teeth of the rack 403 and the rack gear 411 is released. In this state, when the rack gear 411 is rotated in the forward direction, teeth adjacent to the tooth bottom surface 413 reach the position meshed with the teeth at the upper end of the rack 403. In this state, the teeth of the rack 403 are reached. It is difficult for the teeth of the rack gear 411 to mesh with each other. Therefore, an engagement protrusion 435 protruding rightward from the right side of the rack 403 is provided on the front side of the rack 403. Further, the above-described meshing protrusion 422 is provided at a tooth position adjacent to the tooth bottom surface 413 of the rack gear 411.

  When the rack gear 411 is rotated in the forward direction after the rack 403 is dropped, the engagement protrusion 422 comes into contact with the engagement protrusion 435 provided at the upper end of the rack 403 and pushes up the engagement protrusion 435. . At this time, the teeth of the rack gear 411 at the position of the meshing protrusion 422 and the following teeth mesh with the teeth of the rack 403, and the rack 403 is pushed up by the rotation of the rack gear 411. .

Next, the moving pulley mechanism 441 will be described.
The moving pulley mechanism 441 is fixedly disposed at the lower portion of the base member 401 and is rotatable, as described above, the moving pulley support portion 407, the pair of moving pulleys 405 and 406 rotatably provided on the moving pulley support portion 407. The belt 408 is wound around the pair of movable pulleys 405 and 406 and the fixed pulley 442.
A pair of movable pulleys 405 and 406 are provided at the upper end of the movable pulley support portion 407 so as to be aligned in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine. A rear pulley 405 around which one end (movable end 444) connected to a second movable accessory 201 of a belt 408 described below is wound is wound around the other end (fixed end 445) of the belt 408. It is provided at a position slightly higher than the moving pulley 406 on the front side.

  The fixed pulley 442 is provided below the pair of moving pulleys 405 and 406 and between the pair of moving pulleys 405 and 406. The belt 408 is hung on the upper side of the rear movable pulley 405 from its movable end 444 and then hung downward on the lower side of the fixed pulley 442. The belt 408 hung on the lower side of the fixed pulley 442 is hung on the upper side of the front movable pulley 406 toward the upper side. The belt 408 hung on the upper side of the movable pulley 406 extends downward. The front end of the belt 408 is fixed to the base member 401 as a fixed end 445. 34 and 35, a fixed member 447 for fixing the fixed end 445 to the base member 401 is illustrated at the fixed end 445 of the belt 408, and the second movable accessory 201 is illustrated at the movable end 444 of the belt 408. The connection member 448 which connects is shown in figure.

  The moving pulley support portion 407 is plate-shaped, and the plate-like rack portion 404 having the rack 403 and the moving pulley support portion 407 are arranged in an overlapping state. As shown in FIGS. 32 and 34, a pair of upper and lower elongated holes 450 is provided in a portion that substantially overlaps the rack portion 404 of the movable pulley support portion 407. A pair of upper and lower insertion pins 451 provided in the rack portion 404 are inserted into these long holes 450. Thereby, the movable pulley support part 407 and the rack part 404 can move up and down relatively within the range of the length of the long hole 450.

  As shown in FIGS. 33 and 35, the movable pulley support portion 407 and the rack portion 404 are connected by a coil spring 410 as a spring that expands and contracts. When the rack 404 is dropped, the vertical position is determined by a stopper. When the rack 404 is in the position before being dropped and before being dropped (origin position), the vertical position is regulated by meshing with the rack gear 411. On the other hand, the vertical position of the movable pulley support portion 407 is determined in a state where it is suspended from the rack gear 411 by the coil spring 410. The raising / lowering member 409 is comprised as mentioned above from the rack part 404 and the movable pulley support part 407 like these. Therefore, the movable pulley support portion 407 basically moves up and down as the rack portion 404 moves up and down, but can be displaced up and down with respect to the rack portion 404 by the expansion and contraction of the coil spring 410. The raising / lowering member 409 is comprised as mentioned above from the rack part 404 and the movable pulley support part 407 like these.

Due to the moving pulley mechanism 441 and the belt 408, the second movable accessory 201 connected to the belt 408 moves approximately four times the moving distance of the rack 403, that is, the moving distance of the moving pulleys 405 and 406. Will have a distance.
The rack 403 is arranged so that the vertical movement range of the rack 403 is included in the vertical movement range of the second movable accessory 201. As shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, a photo sensor 455 that detects that the second movable accessory 201 has moved to the origin position is provided at the upper end of the base member 401.

  In such an elevating means 203 of the slot machine M, the reels of the left and right rotary reels 23 in which the second movable accessory 201 is stopped from a position slightly above the upper edge of the window portion 56 of the upper door 30 as the origin position. While being able to drop to the upper symbol position of the symbols visible through the window portion 59b in a state close to natural fall, the second movable accessory 201 can be raised and returned to the origin position. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 27, in the state where the second movable accessory 201 is at the origin position slightly below the highest position, the teeth on the lower end of the rack 403 are placed on the teeth at the lower end as shown in FIGS. The teeth on the front side in the rotational direction of the bottom surface 413, which is a portion where the teeth of the rack gear 411 are missing, are engaged. At this time, the second movable accessory 201 is detected by the photosensor 455.

  In the state where the second movable accessory 201 is at the origin position, as shown in FIG. 29, the reverse rotation preventing member 431 is overlapped on the front side of the upper end portion of the rack gear 411, and this reverse rotation is performed. A stopper protrusion 421 of the rack gear 411 is disposed on the front side (right side in the figure) of the rack gear 411 of the prevention member 431, and the reverse rotation of the rack gear 411 is prevented. As a result, the rack gear 411 and the like are reversely rotated by the load of the elevating member 409 and the second movable accessory 201 to prevent the second movable accessory 201 from descending.

  Next, when the rack gear 411 is rotated in the forward direction via the gears 414, 416 (415), 417 of the gear lifting mechanism 412, by rotating the motor 203a, the rack 403 rotates the rack gear 411. After being pushed up slightly, the mesh between the teeth at the lower end of the rack 403 and the teeth adjacent to the tooth bottom surface 413 of the rack gear 411 is released, and the tooth bottom surface 413 which is a missing portion of the teeth of the rack gear 411 The teeth of the rack 403 are in a facing state. In this state, the rack 403 loses the support by the rack gear 411 and falls in a state close to a natural fall.

  The drop distance between the rack 403 and the rack portion 404 including the rack 403 is limited by a stopper (not shown), and the teeth from the top tooth to the bottom tooth of the teeth provided side by side on the rack 403 are arranged. It falls for a distance approximately equal to the distance up to. Further, when the rack portion 404 including the rack 403 starts to drop, the load of the movable pulley support portion 407 and the second movable accessory 201 is applied to the rack portion 404 via the coil spring 410. Yes. Thereby, the coil spring 410 is in a state of extending in accordance with the load, and is in a state of pulling the rack portion 404 downward. Therefore, when the rack 403 loses support by the rack gear 411, the rack 403 includes the rack 403 and the urging force of the coil spring 410 starts dropping due to the weight of the rack 404. The fall start can be made smooth.

  At this time, when the rack portion 404 including the rack 403 falls, the movable pulley support portion 407 connected to the rack portion 404 by the coil spring 410 also falls. When the two movable pulleys 405 and 406 are dropped, the movable end 444 to which the second movable member 201 of the belt 408 is connected by the dynamic pulley mechanism 441 is moved downward, that is, the rack 403 is lowered. The descending distance is about 4 times the distance. As a result, the second movable accessory 201 falls from above the window portion 56 (display window portion 59a) to a position overlapping with the upper symbol of the rotary reel 23 of the reel window portion 59b.

  At this time, when the second movable accessory 201 finishes dropping, an impact force acts on the belt 408. If an impact force is repeatedly applied to the belt 408, the belt 408 may be damaged. However, when a downward pulling force is applied to the movable end 444 side of the belt 408, the moving pulley support portion 407 is moved via the moving pulley 405. Part of the impact force is absorbed by the coil spring 410 being stretched by being pulled downward. Thereby, the life of the belt 408 can be extended.

  As shown in FIGS. 28 and 31, the second movable accessory 201 is arranged at the lowest position by dropping, and 7 symbols are placed in front of the symbols stopped on the upper stage of the left or right rotating reel 23 as described above. The imitated second movable accessory 201 is arranged, and the seven symbols are arranged in a pseudo three state. In addition, it is good also as a state in which 7 symbols were artificially aligned on 2 lines arranged in an oblique X shape.

  At this time, in the game of the slot machine M, the player is in a reach state, but when the 7 symbols are not aligned, and the discouraged, the second movable that imitates the 7 symbols. It is surprising that the accessory 201 has fallen while accelerating, and three 7 symbols are arranged. In particular, the second movable accessory 201 imitating 7 symbols in a state close to natural fall is impacted by falling at a high speed. Further, based on the performance by the second movable accessory 201, the player has great expectation for the possibility of acquiring a large amount of game media in the game.

When the rack gear 411 is rotated in the forward direction again in this state, the teeth on the rear side in the rotation direction of the tooth bottom surface 413 of the rack gear 411 approach the teeth at the upper end of the rack 403 as shown in FIG. .
At this time, the meshing protrusion 422 of the rack gear 411 comes into contact with the engagement protrusion 435 provided corresponding to the tooth position of the upper end of the rack 403, and the engagement protrusion 435 is engaged with the engagement protrusion 422. Raise a little. At this time, the teeth at the upper end of the rack 403 mesh with the teeth provided adjacent to the rear side in the rotation direction of the tooth bottom surface 413 of the rack gear 411. As a result, the rack 403 and the rack gear 411 that have been disengaged once can be smoothly meshed again.

  By rotating the rack gear 411 directly in the forward direction, the rack 403 is raised, and the movable pulleys 405 and 406 are raised based on the rack 403. As a result, the second movable accessory 201 connected to the movable end 444 of the belt 408 rises. At this time, the second movable accessory 201 moves about four times as much as the rising distance of the rack 403 in the time until the rack 403 returns to the origin position. That is, since the second movable accessory 201 can be raised at an elevation speed that is about four times the elevation speed of the rack 403, the second movable accessory 201 can be raised at a high speed, and the origin position It is possible to prevent the second movable accessory 201 returning to the step from getting in the way of the player.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 30, when the rack 403 returns to the home position, the stopper projection 421 of the rotating rack gear 411 pushes the reverse rotation preventing member 431 to the outside of the rack gear 411 and then the torsion spring. The reverse rotation preventive member 431 is disposed adjacent to the reverse rotation preventive member 431, and the reverse rotation of the rack gear 411 is prevented by the reverse rotation preventive member 431 and the stopper projection 421. When the rack gear 411 rotates, the meshing protrusion 422 also pushes the reverse rotation prevention member 431 to the outside of the rack gear 411 and passes through the reverse rotation prevention member 431.

  When the second movable accessory 201 returns to the origin position, the photo sensor 455 detects the second movable accessory 201. Note that the elevation control of the second movable accessory 201 is performed by controlling the rotation angle of the motor 203a, which is a stepping motor. However, even if the motor 203a is rotated by the set angle, the photosensor 455 is in the second movable combination. When the object 201 is not detected, the motor 203a may be further rotated. However, if the rack gear 411 is excessively rotated in the forward direction, the rack 403 and the rack gear 411 are disengaged, so that the rotation of the motor 203a is limited.

  In such an elevating means 203, the second movable accessory 201 can be lowered in a state close to a natural fall over a long distance and can be quickly raised. Thereby, it becomes possible to show the player a powerful performance using the second movable accessory 201. In addition, even if the second movable accessory 201 connected to the belt 408 is dropped in a state close to natural fall, the impact force applied to the belt 408 can be reduced.

  The moving pulleys 405 and 406 are not limited to two, and may be one or three or more. Further, in the elevating member 409, the rack portion 404 having the rack 403 and the moving pulley support portion 407 that supports the moving pulleys 405 and 406 are separately connected by the coil spring 410. However, the rack portion 404 and the moving pulley are connected. An elevating member 409 integrated with the support portion 407 may be provided.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 36, a decoration member 500 for decorating the front right side of the gaming machine is provided on the front surface of the upper door 30. The decorative member 500 has a three-dimensional shape imitating a figure of a doll, is unitized, and is attached to the front right side of the upper door 30.
As shown in FIG. 37, the decorative member 500 includes a base portion 501 and a figure portion 502 provided on the base portion 501.
As shown in FIG. 38, the base portion 501 is formed in a substantially box shape having an opening facing the inside (the front side of the gaming machine), and an LED substrate 503 is provided therein, and this LED substrate Reference numeral 503 is connected to a control board (not shown). The control board is provided on the middle frame 30a.
In addition, an inner lens 505 is provided inside the base portion 501 on the front side of the LED substrate 503. Then, the light from the LED provided on the LED substrate 503 is irradiated to the inner lens 505, and as shown in FIG. 37, the light from the inner lens 505 has a plurality of holes 501b and openings provided in the base portion 501. The figure part 502 is illuminated from the back side through the part 501c.

A display substrate 504 is provided below the base unit 501. This display board 504 is provided with an LED and a 7-segment display unit. The number of medals credits, the number of medals paid out or won in one game, the total number of medals paid out in a bonus state, or the number of obtained medals. Various game information such as a total is displayed. As shown in FIG. 36, this display can be visually recognized by the player through a lens 504a provided at the lower surface of the base portion 501.
As described above, in this embodiment, since the display substrate 504 is provided on the base portion 501 of the decorative portion 500, the display substrate is closer to the player than when the display substrate is provided on the middle frame side as in the past. The display substrate 504 is positioned. Therefore, various game information displayed on the display substrate 504 can be easily recognized.

As shown in FIG. 39, the figure portion 502 has a main body portion 506 constituting the body of the figure.
The main body 506 is provided with a capacitive touch sensor 510. As shown in FIGS. 40 and 41, the capacitive touch sensor 510 includes a touch sensor operation unit 511 that can be contacted by a player, and a sensor body 512 that is electrically connected to the touch sensor operation unit 511. Have.

The touch sensor operation unit 511 is formed in a plate shape imitating a dice in plan, and a metal plating layer is formed on the front surface and the back surface thereof. Further, a lens unit 513 is provided on the back side of the touch sensor operation unit 511 as shown in FIG. The lens portion 513 is configured such that a plurality of cylindrical portions 513a are erected on the surface of a plate-like plate 513b.
In addition, as shown in FIGS. 41 and 42, a plurality of circular holes 511a are formed in the touch sensor operation unit 511 in a form simulating dice eyes, and the cylindrical portion of the lens unit 513 is formed in the hole 511a. The tip surface of the portion 513a is exposed. Therefore, when the light from the LED is applied to the lens unit 513 through the inner lens 505, the lens unit 513 including the columnar unit 513a is turned on or blinks. Further, when the tip surface of the columnar portion 513a is lit or blinking, the player can recognize the blinking or lighting through the hole 511a of the touch sensor operation unit 511.

  Further, the periphery of the touch sensor operation unit 511 is surrounded by an insulating unit 515 as shown in FIGS. This insulating portion 515 is formed of an insulating resin. As shown in FIG. 44, the insulating portion 515 includes a cylindrical outer peripheral portion 515a and an intermediate plate 515b provided inside the outer peripheral portion 515a. The middle plate 515b is formed at a position that is recessed by a predetermined distance from the leading edge of the outer peripheral portion 515a. The lower surface of the touch sensor operation unit 511 is installed on the middle plate 515b, and the touch sensor is disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral portion 515a. The side surface of the operation unit 511 is in contact. Accordingly, the periphery of the touch sensor operation unit 511 is surrounded by the insulating unit 515. Note that a hole 515c is formed in the middle plate 515b corresponding to the hole 511a of the touch sensor operation unit 511, and a cylindrical portion 513a of a lens portion 513 provided on the back side of the middle plate 515b in the hole 515c. Is inserted and the cylindrical portion 513a is exposed in the hole 511a (see FIG. 41).

The touch sensor operation unit 511 and the sensor main body 512 are electrically connected by a connection unit 517 that can be energized.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 39 and 40, the connecting portion 517 includes a joint member 517a connected to the sensor body 512, a screw 517b inserted through the joint member 517a, and a connecting column 517c into which the screw 517b is screwed. The connection pillar 517c is provided on the back surface of the touch sensor operation unit 511 and is electrically connected to the metal plating layer of the touch sensor operation unit 511.
The joint member 517a, the screw 517b, and the connection column 517c are electrically connected. As a result, the static electricity from the hand of the player who touched the touch sensor operation unit 511 is connected to the connection column 517c, the screw 517b, the joint member 517a. Through the sensor body 512. As shown in FIG. 39, the joint member 517a is fixed to a fixing portion 506a formed on the main body portion 506 by a screw 517b. That is, the screw 517b constitutes a part of the connection portion 517 and has a function of fixing the joint member 517a to the main body portion 506.
The sensor main body 512 is held by the holding portion 517d of the joint member 517a, is fixed to the holding portion 517d by a screw 518, and is fixed to a fixing portion 506b formed on the main body portion 506 by a screw 519.

In addition, on the back side of the touch sensor operation unit 511, as shown in FIGS. 40 and 43, a vibration motor 520 as a vibration unit is provided. The vibration motor 520 is attached with the weight eccentric to the drive shaft of the motor, and vibrates by rotating the drive shaft and rotating the weight.
The vibration motor 520 is provided on the back side of the touch sensor operation unit 511 and is incorporated in a recess on the back side of the insulating unit 515. That is, the vibration motor 520 is provided on the back side of the touch sensor operation unit 511 with the intermediate plate 515b of the insulating unit 515 interposed therebetween.
The vibration motor 520 is covered with a cover 521, and this cover 521 is fixed to the insulating portion 515 with screws 522, whereby the vibration motor 520 is fixed to the insulating portion 515.

  As shown in FIG. 40, the joint member 517a extends in a direction away from the vibration motor 520, and the holding portion 517d at the tip of the joint member 51a is located outside the insulating portion 515. . The sensor main body 512 is attached to the holding portion 517d. As a result, the sensor body 512 is separated from the vibration motor 520 and the insulating portion 515 and is provided outside the insulating portion 515 so that the vibration of the vibration motor 520 is not directly transmitted. The vibration of the vibration motor 20 is distributed and transmitted to the main body 506 and the like via the insulating portion 515 and hardly transmitted to the sensor main body 512.

  Further, since the vibration motor 520 is in contact with the middle plate 515b of the insulating portion 515, and the touch sensor operation portion 511 is in contact with the middle plate 515b, when the vibration motor 520 vibrates, this vibration causes the insulation portion 515 to be in contact. Via the touch sensor operation unit 511. This vibration is transmitted to the player's hand touching (contacting) the touch sensor operation unit 511.

Further, when the sensor main body 512 detects that the player's hand touches the touch sensor operation unit 511, the vibration motor 520 is activated by this detection signal. That is, the vibration motor 520 and the sensor main body 512 are connected to a control unit (not shown). When the player touches the touch sensor operation unit 511, the sensor main body 512 detects this, and the control unit detects the vibration motor 512. When the hand is released, it turns off and stops.
The player is instructed to touch the touch sensor operation unit 511 from a display 55 (illustrated in FIG. 5) as a liquid crystal display device according to the effect of the game, and based on this instruction, the player touches the touch sensor. When the operation unit 511 is touched (contacted), the sensor main body 512 detects this, and the vibration motor 520 vibrates.

  According to the present embodiment, since the periphery of the touch sensor operation unit 511 of the capacitive touch sensor 510 is surrounded by the insulating unit 515, the insulating unit 515 causes the touch sensor operation unit 511 to receive unexpected electricity from the surroundings. Can be prevented and the electrostatic capacity of the touch sensor operation unit 515 can be limited by the insulating unit 515, so that an excessive amount of static electricity flows from the player's hand to the sensor body 512 via the touch sensor operation unit 511. Can be prevented. Therefore, erroneous detection of the sensor main body 512 can be prevented.

In addition, since the vibration motor 520 is provided on the back side of the touch sensor operation unit 511 and the sensor main body 512 is provided apart from the touch sensor operation unit 511, even if the vibration motor 520 vibrates during the performance, the sensor The main body 512 is not easily affected by the vibration of the vibration motor 520, and there is no possibility that the sensor main body 512 has a problem.
In addition, since the touch sensor operation unit 511 and the sensor main body 512 are electrically connected by a connection unit 517 that can be energized, the sensor main body 512 is reliably operated by a touch operation (contact operation) on the touch sensor operation unit 511. To do.

M slot machine (game machine)
30a Middle frame (game board)
30c Surface 201 Second movable accessory (movable accessory)
201a Movable portion 201b Production portion 201c Thin portion 403 Rack 404 Rack portion 405 Moving pulley 406 Moving pulley 407 Moving pulley support portion 408 Belt (string member)
409 Lifting member 410 Coil spring (spring)
411 Gear for Rack (Gear)
441 Moving pulley mechanism 510 Capacitive touch sensor 511 Touch sensor operation unit 512 Sensor body 515 Insulation unit 517 Connection unit 520 Vibration motor (vibration means)

Claims (2)

A gaming machine provided with a movable accessory movably provided in front of a gaming board,
The movable accessory has a movable part provided movably, and an effect part having a base end supported by the movable part,
A gaming machine, wherein a thin-walled portion is provided at a distal end portion of the effect portion so that a distance from the game board is longer than other portions of the effect portion. The movable accessory provided so as to be movable up and down;
An elevating member that is provided so as to be movable up and down and includes a rack extending in the vertical direction;
A moving pulley mechanism comprising a moving pulley that moves up and down in response to the raising and lowering of the rack;
One end is connected to the movable accessory, the position of the other end is fixed, and at least the moving pulley of the moving pulley mechanism is between one end and the other end. A string member to be wound;
A gear that meshes with the rack and is rotationally driven to raise the elevating member by a predetermined distance and release the meshing with the rack to drop the elevating member by the predetermined distance. The gaming machine according to claim 1.

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